I'm amazed that Japanese culture has such a nasty underbelly, but perhaps I shouldn't be. From my perspective, the change imposed on Germany after WW2 was more successful and far-reaching than the changes in Japan.

Everything I thought I knew about the eta was from L5R, and the topic was largely historical. Or so I thought. I guess it feels a bit like learning that someone in Mississippi is still keeping slaves on a plantation.... It's just not a world I recognize.